Prompt
What API should I use for MP3 and WAV output from text?
Latest observation
Oct 11, 2026
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If you want to generate MP3 or WAV audio from text, you’re looking for a text-to-speech (TTS) API.
Good API options
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OpenAI Text-to-Speech API
- Can generate speech from text.
- Common output formats include MP3 and WAV.
- Good if you already use OpenAI products.
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Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
- Supports MP3, WAV, and other formats.
- Strong voice quality and lots of language support.
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Amazon Polly
- Can output MP3 and PCM/WAV-like audio.
- Reliable and scalable.
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Azure AI Speech
- Supports multiple audio formats, including MP3 and WAV.
- Good enterprise option.
Which should you choose?
- Simplest if you’re already in the OpenAI ecosystem: OpenAI TTS
- Best cloud-native enterprise choices: Google Cloud, Amazon Polly, or Azure Speech
- If you need easy integration and high-quality voices: start with OpenAI or Google
If you want, I can also give you:
- a comparison table, or
- a sample API call for MP3/WAV generation in Python or JavaScript.